Plans for a luxury cruise are moving fast and possibly fast in the Caribbean.
This week, the cruise ship-operator operator Cedrim Yacht Club canceled all trips for the rest of the year after the COVID-19 outbreak last week, its first voyage to the region in the aftermath of a shipwreck.
So far, at least seven of the 53 passengers aboard the yacht-style and two of the 66 crew Cidream I The liner has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, SARS-Covy-2. Infected and since that test landed negative.
The cruise was considered a “watershed” voyage for the cruise industry, seating passengers in Barbados on November. C-Stream sought to prove that it could continue to operate even in the midst of a global health crisis, as the epidemic is currently rampant in Europe and the United States to its greatest extent.
Sidrim set out on the Crusades without many of his companions. The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), a trade body representing 95 per cent of the industry, had earlier announced that it would extend the voluntary suspension of all cruises by the end of the year.
But Sidream went ahead with its elaborate health protocols and precautions. The cruise line operator invited fewer guests on board, tried to maintain physical distance, encouraged wearing masks, and modified the off-ferry voyage to keep passengers gathered on shore.
“Not Enough”
Passengers also often had to undergo a negative test for SARS-Co-2 in an attempt to create a covid-free bubble at sea. Although passengers took very accurate RT-PCR lab tests prior to boarding, the board board test appears to be based on a rapid test by Abbott, not intended to detect asymptomatic or pre-therapeutic infections. Experts have repeatedly raised questions about its use for general screening, especially after an outbreak at the White House, which relies entirely on Abbott testing to prevent the spread of the disease.
Four days later Sydream I Departed Barbados, developed a passenger traits and tested positive for SARS-Cavi-2. The ship, with all its passengers and nonsensical crew, immediately returned to the Caribbean island. In the end, Sidrim acknowledged that all his efforts to stop the spread of the disease at sea were “not enough.”
Although cruise operator Parte once again noted that he had made 21 voyages to Norway in June, without a clear incident, he decided to cancel the remaining 2020 naval plans. “The company will now take the time to evaluate and see if it is possible to have a higher degree of certainty of not meeting the covid,” C Company wrote in a press release.
Rethink
The news may not come as a surprise, although the catastrophic outbreak of COVID-19 aboard cruise ships marked the first outbreak. The most notable thing was that Diamond Princess, Which erupted early and was kept isolated for weeks at a Japanese port in February. In the end, 712 of the 3,711 passengers and crew became infected, 37 needed intensive care, and nine died.
The close quarters and social nature of cruise ships make them hot belts for disease transmission, and experts have advised people against migration when coronavirus transmission remains high. For that reason, the U.S. Department of Disease Control and Prevention The centers planned to increase the noil-order for cruise ships by February 2021. However, the agency was fired by the Trump administration, whose no-sale order was lifted on October 30. . At the time of the decision, health officials suggested that the move was made before the presidential election to appease the cruise industry, which has an economic impact in the swing state in Florida.
With passengers and crew Sydream I Now -f ship and scattered, it can be difficult to say whether additional cases will develop. Sue Bryant, who writes for Cruise Critics and was aboard the nasty liner, wrote in a post that crew members said some infected passengers did not go to the loneliness center in Barbados as expected. The group of six people traveling together – including the first person who fell ill as well as four other infected people – “returned to the U.S. by private jet, five of whom tested positive.”
Passengers who have tested negative were allowed to land at the airport and go to the airport to catch flights back to their country. Of the passengers, Americans were 37 Americans and others were from the UK, Riyadh, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany.
Bryant wrote, “I still wonder why we were allowed to leave Barbados instead of Camberintine?” “The official line was that we all submitted two negative tests, one was approved by the government, and free for that. My opinion is that they wanted to get us off the island as soon as possible. “
